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| author |   Repository QA checks <repo-qa-checks@gentoo.org> | 2016-04-14 08:02:22 +0000 |
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| committer | Repository QA checks <repo-qa-checks@gentoo.org> | 2016-04-14 08:02:22 +0000 |
| commit | 670f14532cf81a4e02d989bcb1254e1e48bcb4e4 (patch) | |
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| parent | Add GLSA 201604-03 - Fix (diff) | |
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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200405-08.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200405-08.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..ac2446576f69 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200405-08.xml @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200405-08"> + <title>Pound format string vulnerability</title> + <synopsis> + There is a format string flaw in Pound, allowing remote execution of + arbitrary code with the rights of the Pound process. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">pound</product> + <announced>May 18, 2004</announced> + <revised>May 22, 2006: 02</revised> + <bug>50421</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="www-servers/pound" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="le">1.5</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Pound is a reverse proxy, load balancer and HTTPS front-end. It allows + to distribute the load on several web servers and offers a SSL wrapper + for web servers that do not support SSL directly. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + A format string flaw in the processing of syslog messages was + discovered and corrected in Pound. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="high"> + <p> + This flaw may allow remote execution of arbitrary code with the rights + of the Pound daemon process. By default, Gentoo uses the "nobody" user + to run the Pound daemon. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. All users are advised to + upgrade to the latest available version of Pound. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All users of Pound should upgrade to the latest stable version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge sync + + # emerge -pv ">=www-servers/pound-1.6" + # emerge ">=www-servers/pound-1.6"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://www.apsis.ch/pound/pound_list/archive/2003/2003-12/1070234315000#1070234315000">Pound announcement</uri> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2004-2026">CVE-2004-2026</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="submitter"> + koon + </metadata> +</glsa> |